SLButterflies

Little Orange Tip

Colotis etrida limbata (Butler, 1876)

ලෝහිත තුඩුවා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Pieridae > Pierinae > Colotini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Colotis etrida limbata (Butler, 1876). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Colotis%20etrida%20limbata#adult

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egg

බිත්තරය

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egg

බිත්තරය

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1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Colotis etrida limbata (Butler, 1876). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Colotis%20etrida%20limbata#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Maerua arenaria

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Colotis etrida limbata (Butler, 1876). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Colotis%20etrida%20limbata#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Colotis etrida limbata (Butler, 1876). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Colotis%20etrida%20limbata#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Colotis etrida limbata (Butler, 1876). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Colotis%20etrida%20limbata#seasonalAbundance

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